Egyptomania, the Early Years – Piranesi, Gerome, Desprez (93)
Egyptomania, the Early Years – Piranesi, Gerome, Desprez (93)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/93This short excerpt from my lecture on the art and history of the Egyptomania phenomenon d... Read more
11 Apr 2020
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8mins
One Ring to Rule Them All (92)
One Ring to Rule Them All (92)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/92This extended episode takes us on an unexpected journey across the Art Institute of Chica... Read more
18 Mar 2020
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24mins
Japanese Ukiyo-e Pictures of the Floating World (91)
Japanese Ukiyo-e Pictures of the Floating World (91)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/91In this excerpt from my lecture on the Art Institute's recent special exhibition Painting... Read more
30 Jan 2019
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6mins
Dionysus and the Pirates, the Dionysus Cup by Exekias (90)
Dionysus and the Pirates, the Dionysus Cup by Exekias (90)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/90In yet another nod to alcoholic inebriation's polymorphic magical potency, we encounter o... Read more
19 Jul 2018
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9mins
Adventures of Ulysses in an Italian Renaissance Hope Chest (89)
Adventures of Ulysses in an Italian Renaissance Hope Chest (89)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/89In this excerpt from a recent tour, I explore some of the highlights from Homer's Odyssey... Read more
14 Jan 2018
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9mins
Tibetan Mandalas (88)
Tibetan Mandalas (88)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/88In this short excerpt from my lecture on Tibetan Buddhist art, we skim the surface of the... Read more
22 Dec 2017
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8mins
Circe and Witchcraft in Ancient Greece (87)
Circe and Witchcraft in Ancient Greece (87)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/87This is a short excerpt from my lecture "Things That Go Bump: A Visual Survey of Witches,... Read more
17 Nov 2017
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3mins
Goya's Caprices and the Wicked Witch of the West (86)
Goya's Caprices and the Wicked Witch of the West (86)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/86Happy Halloween! In this very brief excerpt from my lecture "Things That Go Bump: A Visua... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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2mins
Odysseus Journeys to the Underworld (85)
Odysseus Journeys to the Underworld (85)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/85A very brief excerpt from my lecture "Things That Go Bump: A Visual Survey of Witches, De... Read more
25 Oct 2017
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2mins
Birth of Dionysus (84)
Birth of Dionysus (84)
http://ancientartpodcast.org/84Diving head first into the many myths of the celebrated god of wine, ecstasy, theater, an... Read more
16 Sep 2017
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16mins